I’m thirty-two years old and I have been trying to have a baby since last year. I had two IVF treatments and they both failed. During my first in-vitro fertilization, the doctor retrieved eight... Read more >>

I discovered DivineCaroline yesterday and was over the moon to find somewhere I could write stuff. I don’t really know what it is I want to write. But I do know I want to write.... Read more >>

The case of a mix-up of frozen embryos in a Michigan IVF program in Feb. 2009 yet again became a media splash with the affected couple appearing on ABC News to promote their new book, Misconceptions.... Read more >>

How this name came to be? I had a great job some years ago, great pay, awesome company. I was married with one child. We had tried for several years for more children but nothing. Finally I decided it... Read more >>

A bit of history: About a month ago, a friend of mine decided that she was going to have her IUD un-installed. She thought she was “ready to start thinking about trying to come to a decision... Read more >>

The luteal phase is the time between the day after ovulation until menses. The also infamous two week wait! This is the time where you wait to be able to test and see if you’re pregnant. Here we... Read more >>

Sometimes my patients who have difficulty conceiving their second child feel like second class citizens in the infertility world. Unlike their infertile peers without a child they perceive that... Read more >>

It’s disconcerting to be verbally attacked online for the way I’m living my life. It happened again last week. This time the particular individual was so intent on making sure I knew... Read more >>

Last week, we were all over at Mom’s celebrating her birthday and she said something to me that caught me off guard. “Maids, you’re not pregnant or trying to get pregnant, are... Read more >>

Well at 3:29 p.m. I called the Dr. to get the results, and this is how it went. “Hello Dr. Office, Hello I am calling to get the results of my pregnancy test taken on Monday. What is you... Read more >>